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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Rap recommend Langley do?

2. Who does Aziz use as his human shield?

3. Who has Baxter ordered out of the loop?

4. What does Baxter order the soldiers to do in this section?

5. What is Warch about to do when his phone rings?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Baxter surprised in this section?

2. What is Salim Rusan doing outside the White House?

3. What do Rapp and Adams do inside the White House in this section?

4. What does Stansfield tell Rap in this section?

5. How does the General react when he hears the President is in danger?

6. What does Colonel Ben Fine tell Irene in this section?

7. How do Baxter and King react to Aziz's broadcast?

8. Why is Rapp angry with Anna in this section?

9. What does Aziz want to achieve from his public broadcast?

10. What does Aziz say in his broadcast at the beginning of this section?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

The Transfer of Power is part of the espionage genre.

1) What are the conventions of the genre in terms of character, language and plot?

2) In what way has the Transfer of Power helped to set the template for similar novels? Do modern novels still use the ideas used in The Transfer of Power?

Essay Topic 2

Why do the students think Mitch does not trust Anna? Why could someone like Anna be seen as a danger to Mitch and the success of the operation?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss Flynn's life. In what way do you think his life and personality are reflected in the book? Where do you think he will go from here? Discuss his background as well as his future prospects.

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